ever since darrell issa has been under fire by constituents. he gets protested outside his office every single week. he's holding this town hall meeting in a very remote area. several protesters here have been complaining because it was hard to reach. there's no cell service here so people will have trouble live streaming what they're seeing inside at the meeting. nonetheless, they're here. they're out there talking about health care, they're talking about planned parenthood, about 500 people were able to get inside the meeting. some of them were ticketed and others came and stood outside saying they were going to stand in line and hopefully get in if there was room. darrell issa about to start. he's probably going to get under way in 15 minutes. he's going to get a pretty rowdy demonstration but you've got to give him props for showing up when he's meeting this reaction. >> we'll speak with you in an hour and get more. thanks so much, beth. >>> vladimir putin's new comments about the election hacking and how they could impact the cloud of susp

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darrell issa was it, and he has certainly upped his game for this cycle. he will face the same person, and usually on a rematch it is harder for the challenger to win the second time if they did not win the first time, because people's images start to get baked in. mr. applegate, the challenger to darrell issa will find that the concerns people had about him are the reasons he did not win in 2016 will also show through in 2018. i feel really comfortable in california. we have other states that we are focused in. in minnesota, for example. three of the best republicans republican seats not held by republican are up. we have a great candidate who raised $250,000 in the first quarter, from january to march. his dad was in congress. he is gemini and/or. -- jim agendorn. you can't deny that raising that kind of money in the first months makes him a good candidate, and he will continue on. they finally found a democrat to get into the race this week. a former state legislator, but i feel very good about our chances to pick up that. every seat we pick up on offen

with meme rtable darrell and ed royce and issa, he is working hard. e had the closest race we won in the country, it was just over half a percentage point, he was we had that was between zero and two points. everybody else won by more than two points, so we didn't have a races, darrell issa s it, he's certainly upped his game for this cycle. he will face the same person and usually on rematch, it is harder challenger to win the second time, if they didn't win people's time because images start to get baked in and who is the e, challenger to darrell issa, i will find the concerns people had about him and the reasons he didn't win in 2016 show through in 2018. so, i feel comfortable in we have other states minnesota, d in, in for example, three of the best republican seats not held by a minnesota. are in one of them, tim walls, is retired. next question out of my month. mr. stivers: and a great money from o raised january to march and his dad was hagendorn.s, jim i think he is an eighth-year deny raising an't months in the first makes him a good candida

congressman darrell issa, thanks for being with us tonight. joining me live from our nation's capital. dr. sebastian gorka, deputy assistant to the president of the united states. before i get into north korea. we have this liberal rage everybody is focused on. while the president continues to pursue this own agenda it's like they are taking the eye off the real enemy, someone like north korea and focusing on ridiculous stuff. >> absolutely. the president inherited a world on fire, whether it was the situation in crimea or isis, or whether it was the lack of control across our borders. whether it was north korea. this president understands his primary responsibility is the safety of all americans. this is distracting and it could be dangerous, but we won't let it distract us. judge jeanine: what happened to otto warmbier, horrific, horrible, anyone who doesn't feel for him and that family doesn't have a heart. what are we going to do about that. how are we going to respond to it? what do you think? >> north korea is an utterly brutal stalinist

congressman darrell issa, thanks for being with us tonight. joining me live from our nation's capital. dr. sebastian gorka, deputy assistant to the president of the united states. before i get into north korea. we have this liberal rage everybody is focused on. while the president continues to pursue this own agenda it's like they are taking the eye off the real enemy, someone like north korea and focusing on ridiculous stuff. >> absolutely. the president inherited a world on fire, whether it was the situation in crimea or isis, or whether it was the lack of control across our borders. whether it was north korea. this president understands his primary responsibility is the safety of all americans. this is distracting and it could be dangerous, but we won't let it distract us. judge jeanine: what happened to otto warmbier, horrific, horrible, anyone who doesn't feel for him and that family doesn't have a heart. what are we going to do about that. how are we going to respond to it? what do you think? >> north korea is an utterly brutal stalinist

so we did not have a lot of close races, but darrell issa was it, and he has certainly upped his game for this cycle. usually on a rematch, it is harder for the challenger to win the second time if they did not win the first time, because people's images are baked in. mr. applegate, the challenger to daryl iser, -- darrell issa may find that the reason he did not win in 2016, will also show through in 2018. i feel really comfortable in california and we have other states that we are focused in such as minnesota for example. three of the best republicans needs not held by a republican -- now held by a republican are up. we have a great candidate who raised $250,000 in the first water, his father was in congress, -- in the first quarter. you cannot deny it, raising the kind of money, makes him a good candidate, and he will continue on. they finally found a democrat to get into the race there this week, i think you as a former state legislator, but i feel very good about our chances to pick up that the. when you talk about our big strategy, it is raise more money, x and the playing field

and it's already getting a little heated for republican congressman darrell issa. y the way he only won his district by two percentage points in 2016. it was very close for him. voters in his district expressed some concerns and some fears about president trump at a town hall today. it could be a preview of what issa will have to overcome in the midterm elections in 2018. nbc senior political editor beth joins me live from california. beth, there was chants, there was singing, a packed house today. you had a little bit of everything. >> yeah, i mean, think about it, richard, how things have changed for darrell issa. we all knew him during the obama administration. he was riding high. he was the chairman of house oversight, very, very powerful committee, very, very powerful position. he had subpoena power. he had this huge staff. he went after the obama administration with everything he had investigating benghazi, investigating so many other things that went on during that presidency. nothing really came to fruition. he looked into the benghazi attack, he looked into

the entire view tomorrow on cnn's "state of the union" here on cnn. >>> republican congressman darrell issaed with the president's decision to withdraw from the paris climate agreement. >> i would like to know if you believe that president trump is making the right decision in pulling out of the paris accords. >> it's a very, very fair question and let me answer it quickly in two stages. we put out a statement essentially saying we were disappointed with the tactic that the president is using, although he said he's going to engage and he wants to negotiate a new, better deal, i appreciate that. i would have preferred, since we, america, are leading in that reduction of carbon, we're down 7% in 12 years, yeah, it's a big deal. and i would have preferred that he negotiate from that position of strength to say that we need to have, if we're going to continue to be in it, we need to have china and india, who have not pledged to reduce, but get to sign it. north korea who did not pledge to reduce but sign it. so i do have problems with the agreement because, to sign on saying i'm going to do not

as you remember, jacob, darrell issa was the house oversight committee during the obama years and hey aggressive interrogator of the obama administration throughout that period. so we did hear from a constituent who stood up and asked why there wasn't the same level of scrutiny as far as this constituent is concerned about the issue of russia. let's listen. >> when is the republican party and you individually going to stand up and recognize the fact that we have still an adversary in the form of the russian government? >> i want a russia investigation and you're going to see -- continue to see me on foreign affairs and other areas where i have influence pushing it. >> reporter: and i spoke to congressman issa briefly later and he's back on the house oversight committee. he told me he's done so because he wants to hold the administration's feet to the fire. he's very careful right now, jacob. he cannot appear too close to trump, that's for sure, even though he was a trump supporter in this district that was not a trump supporting district. he can't push the president too far away eith

there's only about 500 seats in the auditorium where darrell issa is still speaking. there are a whole lot more people than 500 showed up so they're still out here as you can see getting loud and getting proud on the issues that they care about. inside it's a little bit more subdued. he is taking a lot of questions on health care, immigration, climate change. there was a one notable moment, however, when a woman who asked him a question, she wasn't on camera, but she said to him i'm not a paid protester and that sparked a kind of interesting back and forth with the congressman. take a listen. >> i know you've made comments about people being paid protesters, but believe me, i have never done this in my life. i've never called a congressman's office before. >> i think you're misunderstanding -- you can disagree with a fact and that's fine. i -- okay. i have never -- i have never looked -- i have never looked at anybody at any of my town hall meetings and said you're a paid protester. >> reporter: so you see there congressman issa is not afraid to get into it with the c

. >>> plus republican congressman darrell issa, one of purchaser's harshest critics, facing some of his own critics today at a town hall in his home district. >>> and comedian bill maher, one of president trump's toughest critics, finds himself under fire from the left. >>> demonstrators are out in full force today. more t100 cities across the country are holding a march for truth. organizers are demanding an independent investigation into alleged russian interference into november's election and ties to president trump and his administration. we have team coverage of today's rallies. ali vitali is in the nation's capital. first, let's go to scott cohen in los angeles. what are you hearing from the crowds there? >> reporter: the original thinking going into this is they would be able to gather thousands of people for this edition of the march for truth. take a look at the turnout. it's more likely to be in the hundreds of people. this is the appointed time for the march to begin and this is who all has shown up. to be fair, it's probably a moving target because they're going to walk fro

in fact, congressman darrell issa was just confronted with that very question at a town hall that he'sthern california at this hour. take a listen. >> i want to know if you believe that president trump is making the right decision pulling out of the paris accords, given the fact that our governor, many mayors across the country, michael bloomberg, a lot of people are saying they're not going to go along with anything he says. i would like your opinion on that? [ applause ] >> it's a very, very fair question and let me answer it quickly in two stages. we put out a statement essentially saying we were disappointed with the tactic that the president is using, although he said he's going to engage and he wants to negotiate a new, better deal, i appreciate that. i would have preferred since we america are leading in that reduction of carbon we're down 7% in 12 years, and yeah, it's a big deal. and i would have preferred that he negotiate from that position of strength to say that we need to have if we're going to continue to be in, we need to have china and india who did not pledge to reduc

>> reporter: republican d darrell issa, in orange county, insisted he's not in vladimir putin's pocket>> russia has been an evil empire since before reagan coined that term, and putin has now a decade-plus of being the evil leader. >> reporter: putin himself is defending trump, denying russia had anything to do with meddling in the u.s. election. >> translator: hackers can be anywhere. they can be in russia, in asia, even in america. >> reporter: trump said something similar back in the debates. >> i mean, it could be russia. but also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, okay? >> reporter: former fbi director james comey may be in the position to provide some answers. this week, he's set to testify on capitol hill, breaking his silence for the first time since the president fired him. democrats say they want to know whether the president pressured him to back off his investigation of former national security adviser mike flynn. democrats say that could be obstruction of justice. >> and david wright joining us live from the white house. david, we've been monito

republican congressman darrell issa on how washington can get things done despite the down right dangerousthe left. if north korea can snuff out a young american life over a propaganda sign, imagine what they will do to the rest of us y

darrell issa being one. those, if we can then go deeper into war i did well, or we can get good candidates, i think flipping the house was certainly realistic. it's a goal that we can set for ourselves. >> is the party organized do that? hillary clinton: we are working on it. i'm working on it. you got to very good political strategists running the senate and the house for democrats, nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. they know how to win elections. they are incredibly focused, tireless, and effective. so honestly, i'm hopeful about the house that i'm working on it. i have a new organization called onward together and i'm helping some of these new groups that have sprouted up online to recruit candidates, run candidates, help candidates, go to town halls, expose republican members for their hypocrisy and the like. we're working really hard on this. host: california the rico conference, hillary clinton talked about congressional races in general. california we hear a lot about in particular. your reaction? what

. >> in california, darrel issa in san diego county just barely squeaked by with the wind this time around. the next midterm election, do you think he is going to have [ indiscernible ]? >> the democrats have identified lots of districts that they are planning on trying to flip so if i were a republican congressman in california, i would be very nervous. >> and we still don't know what is going to happen with the russian investigation and a lot more could come out that could possibly a sack does affect the 2018 midterms? :absolutely. >> heather? >>> our coverage on this special election continues. >>> coming up at 4:30, a california republican will be joining us like to talk about the significance of this race and why he believes the outcome means nothing. >>> here in the bay area, the book is is not on politics but the weather and putting quite a strain on the states power supply. people are urged to scale back on their energy use. tom joins us with the very first flex alert of the year. >> these are really important. if you think turning around conditioner up to 80 is a big sacrifice, it

darrell issa used to head the oversight committee. comes from california.coming and he's on the ballot next year. >> i support the fact that former director comey is coming before the select intelligence committee. whatever direction that director mueller goes that we just respect the fact that he's a current professional trying to find it. he may go toward trump. he may go toward flynn. >> that is not a partisan republican saying this is not a big deal. that is a republican protecting himself in what could be a very big environment as we go through did the president actually ask for a loyalty pledge from comey and asked you to shut down the flynn investigation. i think the key question is comey said he wants to do those things. the republicans say why didn't you go to us? comey will say i thought i could handle it. as long as he didn't pick up the phone and go around me. as long as he didn't have somebody interfering i thought i would take this buffer. >> right. that's right. and i think -- the question will be can comey provide some kind of context around

engel, as well as representatives darrell issa and david cicilline. chris smith and jerry connolly. i want to thank as well for their work on this important resolution. the abduction, the torture, the targeted killings that we are seeing in chechnya are an affront to the core universal values that all nation states must striving to protect. the u.s. has -- strive to protect. the u.s. has a long history of speaking out on behalf of persecuted minorities and that is what we are doing here today. we cannot end injustice everywhere. but we can expose it. we can bring it to the world's attention. and in so doing, give hope to its innocent victims. i ask all members to speak clearly and to speak unanimously in condemning this violence. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time being yielded back, the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 351. as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolutio

darrell issa of california. >> thank you. mr. secretary, i was delighted when you were named and i keep reminding my friends that one of the last great secretaries we had was george shultz who for six years before not immediately but just before had run a global enterprise. one that was responsible for building large and small cities. and so i'm going to kind of segue from that to one of the areas you inherited that i want you to be aware has been intention of this committee and oversight committee. during the george w. bush era, under general williams and others, the state department began a standard design build process. this allowed the state department to go from an aging embassy system that lacked security and that was falling behind where most tried to keep going to getting new modern facilities that were secure and predictable in operation. on the change of administration, there was a change under hillary clinton. and she began going back to the old practice of new york wine and cheese liberals happily designing works of a

jeopardy a few years ago, one of the reporters who resigned, he admitted that he has been dogging darrell issa just one story. other stories have already been retracted, and they have been written and quote investigated by people who we are understanding to be serious journalists. what about the kids who just started at cnn? how is their track record holding up? so i think donald trump's right to be very frustrated with all of this. brian: i just wonder if they're going to hold onto the russia story as long as they held onto the plane story. >> no one cares, though. brian: ten minutes after the top of the hour, jillian, you're preparing the news while we were talking. >> yes. i was very busy back there preparing the news. and i want to start with a fox news alert. the white house will pay a heavy price if it considers out another chemical attack. the assad regime could be planning another mass murder. saying there's evidence that took place before the massacre this year. the warning coming hours before president trump is set to meet with the french president who also promised retaliation if th